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Hello Caribbean Studies family! We have some exciting news about the Caribbean Student Bursaries we are offering this year for our July conference!🧵

Thanks to the generosity of the Felix Scholarship Trust, Felix Scholarships are available to Indian nationals with first class degrees to pursue postgraduate studies at SOAS, University of London. Deadline: 31 Jan 2025 Candidate criteria & how to apply: soas.ac.uk/study/student-…

The Guardian focuses on the final film of the three month long season on Indian Cinema that I've curated for the Barbican Centre. Here is writer Ryan Gilbey on Badnam Basti which screens on Thursday: theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/…

I guess I shouldn't expect anything new from British film culture & its myopic approach to South Asian film programming, which exists in a cultural hinterland. So much is at stake when it comes to representation & inclusion, & a piece like this omits knowledge, labour, expertise.

So, that Ryan Gilbey piece in The Guardian has sneakily been updated with a grudging acknowledgment that I curated Badnam Basti as part of the season at the Barbican.

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Thread 🧵 on so much that is wrong in film ‘journalism’ Dr Omar Ahmed 🍉 curated the most brilliant season with care and attention to detail for that to not be acknowledged and failure to see the wider context is appalling!

A magical, memorable evening 💫 See you in 2025 for more Wasafiri events — we’re always seeking to create and offer beautiful spaces of solidarity and community within the literary landscape.

'This is an exciting time for Wasafiri’s team, audience, future writers and independent publications across the UK.' Thank you The Publishing Post for this incredible overview of our anniversary year! thepublishingpost.com/post/celebrati…

Four days to submit your abstracts folks

What could possibly be the rationale of killing at least 101 Palestinians, including 27 children, after agreeing to a ceasefire? Other than pure, undiluted misanthropy? aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…

The British Library Endangered Archives Programme is about to begin a series of 5 free webinars on Collection Care Leadership. Topics include preservation and conservation policies, risk management & more. Register for the first webinar on 28 Jan: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A Booker dozen // a baker’s dozen — a literary feast for your senses. A long list that – we hope – leans into discovery, defies expectations, delights and challenges as it details the world we live in. The Booker Prizes

Meet the poets who’ll be reading as part of the #PoetryofSouthAsia launch at 11am on 31st May 2025 at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival, SOAS, London. 📅31st May 2025⏰ 11am📍The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival, SOAS, London 🎟️ (FREE!) Tickets: shorturl.at/w81y5

‘The revolution, it seems, will be published after all.’ ❤️🪔

I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be in conversation with Banu Mushtaq, winner of the 2025 International The Booker Prizes for HEART LAMP (And Other Stories), on 16 June Waterstones Islington Get your ticket here: waterstones.com/events/heart-l…

You can now read International-Booker-Prize-Winner Banu Mushtaq’s acceptance speech, in full, over on our Ampersand blog: andotherstories.org/2025/05/21/ban…

Call for Papers: I'm running a workshop on Colourism in South Asia and South Asian communities at the University of York in November (with the intention of putting together an edited collection). Please circulate & consider submitting an abstract by 11 July 2025. #SouthAsia

Join us for our launch event in Cardiff on 22 July at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff in collaboration with South Asian Heritage Trust for South South Asian Heritage Month . More details and how to book via this link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-asian-… #RootsToRoutes #SouthAsianHeritageMonth